The Greater Philadelphia Area
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To begin exploring how air pollution may affect your community, use this interactive map of more than 17,000 facilities that have emitted hazardous chemicals into the air. Color-coded dots and scores of one to five smoke stacks are based on an EPA method of assessing potential health risk in airborne toxins from a given facility. More smoke stack icons signify higher potential risks to human health.
The Ambler Arts & Music Festival is right around the corner, kicking off Friday night, June 14th, with live music outside at the Ambler Savings Bank stage and a special ticketed event at the Ambler Theater.
Saturday, June 15th, offers a fantastic Arts Festival on Butler Avenue, 11am-7pm, and live music outdoors on two stages that rocks into the night!
Delicious street food will be provided by local restaurants and there will also be beer gardens to wet your whistle!
This event is not to be missed! With the exception of the Friday night show in the theater, this is a FREE event! Come visit your favorite town, support the arts and our local businesses!
Mayor Michael A. Nutter issued the following statement in response to the announcement by the Philadelphia School District to lay off 3,783 teachers and support staff:
For months, the School District has been open and honest about the impact that its $304 million budget shortfall would have on District students and employees and the quality of education that it would be able to provide. Today is the reality of that disastrous, bare-bones budget.
The layoffs of the 3,783 teachers and school support staff is devastating not only to those individuals who will lose their jobs but to the thousands of students and parents and the school communities that will suffer because of these regrettable personnel reductions and other budgetary cuts
This has been an exceptionally difficult process for Dr. Hite, the School District leadership and the School Reform Commission. No one wants to close schools, lay off teachers or staff but the current leadership is determined to make the District’s fiscal health, immediate and long-term, a top priority.
To help the children of this City, there has to be a real commitment from the Commonwealth, City and the unions to find critical funding for Philadelphia public education. I have proposed a revenue package that would provide the District with $95 million in vital funding. Now, we need action in Harrisburg and City Council to pass that legislation. We need Harrisburg to do its share and support the School District. And, we need the education unions to accept critical economic and work rule changes.